Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Biofuel scares Germans and Mexicans

My sister pointed out these important news stories

Mexico
Germany

Maybe the answer is to run our cars on alcoholic beverages. Or perhaps that may be the cause of this...

Taking the Subway

At any rate, Blondie (the Volvo) hates ethanol

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The Soul of a Limerick Writer

People sometimes ask me how I'm doing, and I'm fine, feeling a bit catatonic since school got out, but fine. It's times like these that I feel would best be summed up in a monologue by X.J. Kennedy:

A lugubrious lady of Lawrence
Would regard each new day with abhorrence.
"When I wake up," she said,
"Just to get out of bed
Seems a good deal more work than it warrants."


and yes it's true.....I'm a SUUUUUperSTahhhhhhr!!!!!

Friday, March 02, 2007

Invasions

This has to be my favorite news article of the year. Even greater if you've ever seen "The Mouse that Roared."

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

moving

Well, I guess it's once again time to update the blog. Finally after many agonizing weeks of waiting, I've learned that I will be moving to Syracuse, NY for internship. That was my first choice, so yes, I"m excited about it. In the meantime, I have so much left to do before the end of this school year and I'm trying to stay focused....

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Oh to be so wise.

Idea # 4,598,678 that I wish I'd had Immigration Solution

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Internship Interviews

Well, I guess it's time to update the blog about things other than German speaking muppets and scary stuffed rabbits. I've finished my interviews for internship, a feat that involved pitching woo around the United States. In ten days I visited five new states, and saw two new state capitols. I visited NYC for the first time and now have a better grasp of the significance of how amazing it is when "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Brooklyn probably made the most impact on me because I'm not used to poultry shops selling live chickens (at least in the US). The best part was it was down the street from the "live girls" which led me to the mental picture of poultry wearing tassles. I was woken up at 4:30 am by loud reggae music which, given the alternatives (Waldo the rooster) wasn't altogether horrible. Of course, had Waldo been there, I would have known exactly where to take him to the chopping block. I passed a city park on my way to the hospital for the interview. It was unique in the fact that it was covered in concrete with an exception for holes where the trees sprouted through. The site itself was wonderful, but we'll see. I also interviewed in Syracuse, NY and got to spend some time with Cassie. I could go on and on about the mundane details of the trip, but I won't.
I've submitted my rankings of the sites and now I can only wait and pray. I'll find out on February 26 where I'll be living next year, and I hope it's _____________.

Post Script: I need to clarify that I don't consider my time with Cassie to be a mundane detail of the trip. There could be some misunderstanding at the end of that paragraph.

Friday, February 02, 2007

Yeah Ernie

Sesame Street is so much more interesting in another language.



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